the secretary of defense has called those kinds of cuts devastating to our national security. i will not cut our military. i will restore that funding and keep our military second to none in the world. [cheers] [applause] now, there is one more place where you saw a distinction between the two of us. we were asked about how we would get the economy going and create jobs. and i hope that you listen carefully to the president's response. because what he said is reminiscent of what he said four years ago, with stimulus and hiring government workers and raising taxes, those things do not create jobs. those don't help the private sector employment of people and expand. those do not encourage entrepreneurs to start more businesses. his plans do not create jobs for the american people. i actually have a plan that will create 12 million new jobs and get rising incomes going again. either by the way, the median income of an american family over the last four years has gone down so much as a family. crude oil costs are up, health care costs are up, these have been tough times for middle